Authorities in Florida arrested a man who allegedly stole an ambulance on Sunday from a hospital in Hernando County.
According to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were notified once an ambulance owned by Hernando County Fire and Emergency Services was taken at about 12:30 p.m. from Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville, WFLA reported.
The ambulance crew was reportedly inside the building dropping off a patient when the vehicle was taken.
The sheriff’s office detailed the events in a media release posted to Facebook on Sunday, writing, “The suspect, later identified Trey Cornwell DOB/03-14-1992 drove the ambulance to the Kass Circle area off of Port Court”:
According to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were notified once an ambulance owned by Hernando County Fire and Emergency Services was taken at about 12:30 p.m. from Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville, WFLA reported.
The ambulance crew was reportedly inside the building dropping off a patient when the vehicle was taken.
The sheriff’s office detailed the events in a media release posted to Facebook on Sunday, writing, “The suspect, later identified Trey Cornwell DOB/03-14-1992 drove the ambulance to the Kass Circle area off of Port Court”:
Cornwell got the ambulance stuck in mud and sand as it approached a nearby body of water off of Port Court. Witnesses at the scene indicated the suspect fled toward a nearby shopping plaza. Cornwell was taken into custody a short time later near the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office substation located at 1231 Kass Circle.
Photos showed the yellow ambulance sitting in the mud and sand as it faced the water. The sheriff’s office also shared a photo of the suspect who appeared to have a distinctive tattoo on his face:
Media Release Man Arrested after Stealing Ambulance from Oak Hill Hospital April 4, 2021 The Hernando County...
Posted by Hernando County Sheriff's Office on Sunday, April 4, 2021
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